What Book Are You Reading?

calatibo

I always have a few books on the go at any one time, at the moment:

The Prince -Machiavelli the book every aspiring tyrant...i mean civil servant should read

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Laurence Stern

Hornblower and the Hotspur - C.S. Forester

and my throw away one is a re-read of the last Wheel of Time book by Robert Jordan

moidyn

I'm slowly getting through my summer list, but right now I am on The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

Fit2btied

I just finished reading Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. This is a very fun read that I could not put down. Watch out...you may very well laugh out loud!

mommared53

Now I'm reading Left Behind the first book of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. I haven't read those books before so I recently bought the whole set on E-bay.

uwhuskygirl

Just finished 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult. It was such a good book, I couldn't put it down.

And now I'm reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It's such a thought provoking story.

LML79

Now I'm reading Left Behind the first book of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. I haven't read those books before so I recently bought the whole set on E-bay.

They are SOOOO good!!

mommared53

I know. It's really hard to put the first book down. My daughter read the whole set and she wants to read them again as I get through with them.

ldsupergirl

I loved the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, but her new book The Host is soooo Gooood! I couldn't put it down, Literally! A book that normally would have taken me a week to read took only 1.5 days. I let my kids take care of themselves and put orff everything till I was done. The firs few chapters are a little dull but the rest is great!

kwill23

I am currently reading The Stand by Stephen King, it is the 4th time i've read it, It is my favorite book by Stephen King, i really like that it takes a couple of weeks to read because it has 1100 pages.

kwill23

Just finished "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey (the book that was promoted by Oprah, and then Oprah found out it wasn't a true autobiography, and she grilled James Frey on her show about his lies). Now I need to look up that episode of Oprah so I can find out what was/ was not true in the book.

Before that, I read "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. It was awesome.

Actually, I'd highly recommend both of those books.

I think I'm starting on Jane Green's "Second Chance" next. I love Jane Green. Jemima J is my inspiration!!!

If anyone is looking for a cheaper way to aquire and trade books, check out www.paperbackswap.com. I've been a member there for a year and LOVE it. You trade books with other people, and everyone pays for shipping (media rate = $2.18 or thereabouts). It's wonderful and there are millions (literally) of books on the site.

A million little pieces turned out to be a lie i tried to read and was very annoyed that it wasn't true and he tried to pass it off as real.

rosabella

I'm reading Racconti Italiani, which is a collection of short stories in Italian with the english translations on the opposite page... I'm really trying to learn the language, but it is slow going!!

pam0206

Just rereading the posts looking for some inspiration. I saw someone else mentioned Barbara Kingsolver. If you haven't read The Poisonwood Bible, I highly recommend it. I almost missed a flight because I was so engrossed in it!

GTOgirl1969

The last book I read was "Blow" by Bruce Porter. I saw the movie with Johnny Depp, and wanted to read the book. My favorite author is Stephen King though. My favorite book of his is "The Stand", the uncut version.

mholmes

Wow... yeh I don't read unless it's closed captioning

wildkitty505

I'm re-reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. I made it to book 9 the first time and then got busy and forgot about them. they're so complicated that I had to start over from the beginning so I could remember everyone's names and who they are! :laugh:

I'm looking forward to a little me time with book #6 while I'm on vacation.

Katy009

The Minds of Billy Milligan

True Story of a boy that had 24 multiple personalities.

Erica92627

Kite Runner..

beep

I'm slowly getting through my summer list, but right now I am on The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

That was really good, creepy, but good!

I just read a brain twinkie by Clive Cussler; the Treasure of Khan. It definitely is fluffy but his books are really fun.

Now I'm on to heartier stuff with a very inspiring book written by a Quaker lady in the 1800's "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life." And trying to finish "Three Men in a Boat."

peej76

After wanting to read this forever, I've finally started the 1st book in the Left Behind series. I can't seem to put it down.

mjfer123

I recommend anything by Kurt Vonnegut if you want your world shaken up.
The stories are usually very short and fast paced and jump all over.
The Sirens of Titan and Timequake are some of my favorites.
They blow my mind.

MontanaGirl

After wanting to read this forever, I've finally started the 1st book in the Left Behind series. I can't seem to put it down.

Oh good luck with that notion!!! I would read until 2 or 3 in the morning I was so hooked!! And having to wait for the next one was pure torture!!

jlwhelan1

I know I'm probably alone or in the company of a select few on this

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition by Cotton and Wilkinson.
I know, some swear by the 6th edition by Cotton, Murillo, and Bochmann, but I really like the 5th edition.

For relaxation reading I just read Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky.

beep

I know I'm probably alone or in the company of a select few on this

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition by Cotton and Wilkinson.
I know, some swear by the 6th edition by Cotton, Murillo, and Bochmann, but I really like the 5th edition.

For relaxation reading I just read Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky.

You never know. My son is taking chemistry this semester. I'll check.

jlwhelan1

I know I'm probably alone or in the company of a select few on this

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition by Cotton and Wilkinson.
I know, some swear by the 6th edition by Cotton, Murillo, and Bochmann, but I really like the 5th edition.

For relaxation reading I just read Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky.

You never know. My son is taking chemistry this semester. I'll check.

Cool, it's a terrific reference book. It took me awhile to track down a copy of the 5th edition for sale. Then I had to leave it outside for six months to air out because it smelled so bad. :laugh:

Best of luck to your son.

2day4ever

Oh! I just caught this thread! I'm always trolling for good books. I usually have two going at once. I try to alternate b/w "popular" fiction and classics.

My current "pop" fiction is The Scrapbook (a novel of friendship and love) by Peggy Baker. LOVE IT!!!!!!

My "classic" is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. AWESOME!!!

I feel like I hit the lottery with both books. I will be referencing this list for future inspirations . . .

greysweatshirt

I'm reading Phil Pullman's His Dark Materials series..I just finished The Golden Compass and I'm now working on The Subtle Knife. It's really good so far..I'm hoping to finish all three books before school starts in 4 weeks!!

cp005e

I'm reading A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.

mommared53

Now I'm reading Assassins (book #6 in the Left Behind series) by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins. Can't believe I'm already on book #6! They're so hard to put down.

obliged

reading?
i have time to read?
:sad:
i dont have any time to read anything other than what uni prescribes

i miss those lazy sunday afternoon basking in the sun back home
reading

yellow_pepper

The Gathering Storm, Book 1 of Winston Churchill's 6-book series "The Second World War." It's heavy historical reading, but worthwhile for its ample proof that appeasement is bad foreign policy. Churchill is also a masterful writer. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953.